thousands of people are in town to mark the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. martin luther king organize today 1963 gathering. maureen. >> shawn the actual number of people expected tomorrow isn't known but it's safe to say the crowds will be huge. many people will be part of historic call commemoration. >> on the eve of the first big rally marking the 50th anniversary of the big march people are coming to the martin luther king memorial to take on the images, reflect on his message 50 years after his famous speech. >> i think we're stalled. i think that's the best way to describe it. we've had movements in the past but now i think we're kind of like stalled. >> i think we have a long way to go. we are very close in our community in central connecticut. diversity is paramount and our kids have been raised throughout elementary school that color is not important. >> i think the topic of racism is coming up more and more and drawing us backwards and i'm a little bit worried but i like the way dr. king approached it. he did it in a peaceful way. he didn't critici